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Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 1 Released

The first alpha release of Ubuntu 11.04 has been released. Here the announcement:

Natty Narwhal is doing a first bit of Spy Hopping, also known as Alpha 1, which will in time become Ubuntu 11.04.

Pre-releases of Natty are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stablesystem or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, evenfrequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers andthose who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will bereleased throughout the Natty development cycle. The Alpha images areknown to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, whilerepresenting a very recent snapshot of Natty. You can download it here:

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